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wwt tmi m nw ijiiimw, '--'""-sBKwwni' MfZKv :" ' Ouch?, From baths to acupunture, relaxation comes in many forms. Wednesday, September 30, 1998 Volume 61 Number 15 See Lifestyles page 8 & 9 I S 0 (J DD HD "2 La V ; 2 X Senate By Julianne Hancock campus affairs editor - The Signpost Action has been taken in Student Senate to help prevent pedestrian accidents on Harrison Boulevard. The most recent of these accidents occurred last Wednesday, leaving ah unidentified student seriously injured. In a resolution presented on Monday, honors senator Amy Gustaveson asked the senate to urge Ogden City officials and the Utah Department of Transportation to repaint the crosswalks that cross Harrison Boulevard at 3700 South, 3800 South and 4100 South, respectively. Gustaveson estimated that 200 to 300 students and residents use the crosswalks daily. Due to "angry drivers" who ignore the crosswalks painted on the street, there were three students hit last year alone. Ryan Bott, of Associated Students of Weber State University Internal Relations, assisted PJl mm., .yum my: "" .. .. ; Eating a cookie blindfolded out of someone else's mouth is a lot harder than it looks. This is one of the many activities for entertainment during Residence Halls Emphasis Week. See complete story on page 7. T t - y 4? A inside post news seepage 2 &3 reacts to pedestrian accident Gustaveson in the research of this bill. Both Bott and Gustaveson claim to have contacted UDOT requesting the crosswalks be repainted."Student government is being aware and taking charge to problems on campus," Bott said. A resolution and not just a phone call, as UDOT suggested was necessary because a written message sends a more powerful message to the appropriate powers, Bott said. Gustaveson and Bott are currently gathering a petition to be sent to the appropriate officials at UDOT and Ogden City. They hope to get 500 signatures. An amendment was proposed to the resolution by education senator Jaimi Day, requesting for the annual maintenance and upkeep of the crosswalks. Gustaveson has further requested "pedestrian crossing" signs be placed at the three locations. UDOT's Dave Kennison upholds his argument that there J- v J editorial see page 4 were plans to repaint the crosswalks as far back as last October. "Its not true that students have made this happen," he said. He could not comment on why the plans were not carried out this summer. Kennison also said he never received a petition or a phone call regarding the crosswalks. The first time UDOT heard of student action was when a reporter from The Standard-Examiner called him last week, he said. Kennison could not provide a date the crosswalks will be repainted, but sources say the project has been rescheduled to be done within the next two weeks. Oversized "pedestrian crossing" signs will also be put in at that time. Kennison said scheduled maintenance is highly irregular for such projects. He also said he is reluctant to push for the crosswalks to be repainted. "Pedestrians think that a sign and some 'paint will prevent cars from hitting them," he said. Justices ratified with warning Senators argue over diversity in supreme court By Julianne Hancock campus affairs editor-77ie SignpostIn what would normally be an ordinary process, an argument over diversity in the judicial branch of Associated Students of Weber State University split the senate body on Monday. ASWSU President Brian Brown asked for the ratification for the three appointees he had made for supreme court justices, Black students senator John Shaw also presented Preston McConkie, student advocate, to the judicial branch to speak on a "conflict of interest in compensation" that he and other students were concerned with. This year, due to what Brown called a shortage of ASWSU budget, it had been arranged that justices were to be compensated for their commitment to ASWSU with gift certificates to the bookstore. As seen in previous years, though, the justices may be called on to review cases concerning the bookstore. Brown notified the senate body he had changed the policy after The Signpost editorials editor Patrick Parkinson alerted him of the concern last week. Justices will now be compensated with money from the ASWSU budget. features see page 8 &ik' The crosswalk across Harrison Boulevard by the north entrance to Weber State University can be treacherous to cross with two lanes of traffic each traveling at speeds around 40 mph. Students are asking for the crosswalk to be repainted. Harrison Boulevard is a busy highway with high speeds, so Kennison recommends that students use the signal crossing at 3600 South instead. McConkie did take the opportunity to "invite everyone to support legislation that senator Shaw will be presenting in the future." The three justices ratified were Jonathan Hartsgrove, Kenyon Dove and William Moore. They were unanimously ratified by all senators who voted. LatinChicanoHispanic senator Fabian Amarillo did announce that he abstained from the vote because he felt he did not have ample information regarding the qualifications of the justices and the process in which they were selected.Discussion over what is conceived by some as a lack of diversity on the supreme court was raised when Shaw released a statement at the end of the meeting."I believe that the best recourse of action would be to ratify what the president had chosen out of the pool. However, let it be understood that I stand, not in opposition, but wary of the justices which have just been sworn in," Shaw said. Many senators who support Shaw fear that every member of the supreme court is Caucasian, and only one member is a female. "To this judicial council, I offer a warning," Shaw said. An argument erupted outside the senate chambers after the meeting between members of senate, Chief Justice Steve DeVrics and Tcrri Sloyer, chair of IMPACT Council. Sloyer and Shaw said they arc SpOftS see page 12 Pi I : r i I Li.... J tv ::Z "I ask students to walk just a block down to be safer at the signal," he said. The resolution will be voted on next Monday. not attacking the individual selections, but the process in which these selections were made. ' Sloyer wants more women on the supreme court. DeVries said he "took offense" to Shaw's comments made inside the meetings. He believes Brown and himself did as much as necessary to advertise the open positions to all students on campus. Brown advertised the positions in The Signpost and alerted all senators to consider students in their constituencies. In a later comment, DeVries said he believes if Shaw had serious enough concerns, he should have found applicants among the African-American students he is involved with. "Brown did as much as he could. He is a very busy guy, and he can't be expected to personally invite everyone on campus to apply," DeVrics said. There were a total of 10 "extremely qualified" applicants. Brown said. DeVrics was further concerned that the supreme court may start off the year on a negative note, due to the issues raised by scna-r tors. He believes the supreme court is going to take a more prominent, active role on ASWSU. "We did what we could. It was left in the hands of the senators," he said. DeVries promised Shaw and the senate body that he would be unbiased in the rulings made this year. Classifieds . . . .seepage 15

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wwt tmi m nw ijiiimw, '--'""-sBKwwni' MfZKv :" ' Ouch?, From baths to acupunture, relaxation comes in many forms. Wednesday, September 30, 1998 Volume 61 Number 15 See Lifestyles page 8 & 9 I S 0 (J DD HD "2 La V ; 2 X Senate By Julianne Hancock campus affairs editor - The Signpost Action has been taken in Student Senate to help prevent pedestrian accidents on Harrison Boulevard. The most recent of these accidents occurred last Wednesday, leaving ah unidentified student seriously injured. In a resolution presented on Monday, honors senator Amy Gustaveson asked the senate to urge Ogden City officials and the Utah Department of Transportation to repaint the crosswalks that cross Harrison Boulevard at 3700 South, 3800 South and 4100 South, respectively. Gustaveson estimated that 200 to 300 students and residents use the crosswalks daily. Due to "angry drivers" who ignore the crosswalks painted on the street, there were three students hit last year alone. Ryan Bott, of Associated Students of Weber State University Internal Relations, assisted PJl mm., .yum my: "" .. .. ; Eating a cookie blindfolded out of someone else's mouth is a lot harder than it looks. This is one of the many activities for entertainment during Residence Halls Emphasis Week. See complete story on page 7. T t - y 4? A inside post news seepage 2 &3 reacts to pedestrian accident Gustaveson in the research of this bill. Both Bott and Gustaveson claim to have contacted UDOT requesting the crosswalks be repainted."Student government is being aware and taking charge to problems on campus," Bott said. A resolution and not just a phone call, as UDOT suggested was necessary because a written message sends a more powerful message to the appropriate powers, Bott said. Gustaveson and Bott are currently gathering a petition to be sent to the appropriate officials at UDOT and Ogden City. They hope to get 500 signatures. An amendment was proposed to the resolution by education senator Jaimi Day, requesting for the annual maintenance and upkeep of the crosswalks. Gustaveson has further requested "pedestrian crossing" signs be placed at the three locations. UDOT's Dave Kennison upholds his argument that there J- v J editorial see page 4 were plans to repaint the crosswalks as far back as last October. "Its not true that students have made this happen," he said. He could not comment on why the plans were not carried out this summer. Kennison also said he never received a petition or a phone call regarding the crosswalks. The first time UDOT heard of student action was when a reporter from The Standard-Examiner called him last week, he said. Kennison could not provide a date the crosswalks will be repainted, but sources say the project has been rescheduled to be done within the next two weeks. Oversized "pedestrian crossing" signs will also be put in at that time. Kennison said scheduled maintenance is highly irregular for such projects. He also said he is reluctant to push for the crosswalks to be repainted. "Pedestrians think that a sign and some 'paint will prevent cars from hitting them," he said. Justices ratified with warning Senators argue over diversity in supreme court By Julianne Hancock campus affairs editor-77ie SignpostIn what would normally be an ordinary process, an argument over diversity in the judicial branch of Associated Students of Weber State University split the senate body on Monday. ASWSU President Brian Brown asked for the ratification for the three appointees he had made for supreme court justices, Black students senator John Shaw also presented Preston McConkie, student advocate, to the judicial branch to speak on a "conflict of interest in compensation" that he and other students were concerned with. This year, due to what Brown called a shortage of ASWSU budget, it had been arranged that justices were to be compensated for their commitment to ASWSU with gift certificates to the bookstore. As seen in previous years, though, the justices may be called on to review cases concerning the bookstore. Brown notified the senate body he had changed the policy after The Signpost editorials editor Patrick Parkinson alerted him of the concern last week. Justices will now be compensated with money from the ASWSU budget. features see page 8 &ik' The crosswalk across Harrison Boulevard by the north entrance to Weber State University can be treacherous to cross with two lanes of traffic each traveling at speeds around 40 mph. Students are asking for the crosswalk to be repainted. Harrison Boulevard is a busy highway with high speeds, so Kennison recommends that students use the signal crossing at 3600 South instead. McConkie did take the opportunity to "invite everyone to support legislation that senator Shaw will be presenting in the future." The three justices ratified were Jonathan Hartsgrove, Kenyon Dove and William Moore. They were unanimously ratified by all senators who voted. LatinChicanoHispanic senator Fabian Amarillo did announce that he abstained from the vote because he felt he did not have ample information regarding the qualifications of the justices and the process in which they were selected.Discussion over what is conceived by some as a lack of diversity on the supreme court was raised when Shaw released a statement at the end of the meeting."I believe that the best recourse of action would be to ratify what the president had chosen out of the pool. However, let it be understood that I stand, not in opposition, but wary of the justices which have just been sworn in," Shaw said. Many senators who support Shaw fear that every member of the supreme court is Caucasian, and only one member is a female. "To this judicial council, I offer a warning," Shaw said. An argument erupted outside the senate chambers after the meeting between members of senate, Chief Justice Steve DeVrics and Tcrri Sloyer, chair of IMPACT Council. Sloyer and Shaw said they arc SpOftS see page 12 Pi I : r i I Li.... J tv ::Z "I ask students to walk just a block down to be safer at the signal," he said. The resolution will be voted on next Monday. not attacking the individual selections, but the process in which these selections were made. ' Sloyer wants more women on the supreme court. DeVries said he "took offense" to Shaw's comments made inside the meetings. He believes Brown and himself did as much as necessary to advertise the open positions to all students on campus. Brown advertised the positions in The Signpost and alerted all senators to consider students in their constituencies. In a later comment, DeVries said he believes if Shaw had serious enough concerns, he should have found applicants among the African-American students he is involved with. "Brown did as much as he could. He is a very busy guy, and he can't be expected to personally invite everyone on campus to apply," DeVrics said. There were a total of 10 "extremely qualified" applicants. Brown said. DeVrics was further concerned that the supreme court may start off the year on a negative note, due to the issues raised by scna-r tors. He believes the supreme court is going to take a more prominent, active role on ASWSU. "We did what we could. It was left in the hands of the senators," he said. DeVries promised Shaw and the senate body that he would be unbiased in the rulings made this year. Classifieds . . . .seepage 15